How did the U.S. armed forces prepare for the ensuing war with Spain around the time President McKinley signed the war resolution?-The U.S. Navy prepared to engage Spanish warships just off the coast of Spain.-Theodore Roosevelt ordered Commodore George Dewey to attack Spanish troops in the Philippines if war broke out over Cuba.-The U.S. standing army more than quadrupled in size because of the number of men who immediately enlisted.-The U.S. Navy positioned warships near Hawaii to protect their newly annexed territory from the Spanish navy.

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